#20

The great roadtrip with Afwo-man :)

Things to carry, apart from the unimaginative logistical items:
1 compass
1 recently discovered book for trading purposes
1 big goody bag for chocolates
1 kite to fly
1 truckload of hugs
1 box of motichoor laddoos. Ha.
1 empty notebook for combined travellogue
1 sheet with not-very-stupid questions to ask about robotics
1 full loaded iPod
1 Oxford English Dictionary (pref. with Pronunciation)

Thank you Afwo-man, for the gift of a dream :)

#19

Write about the world.

Document every step,
every bend and contour of the grey ribbon road.

I wish I had the balls

to hate someone as much as they deserve.

#18

Own a bright blue Vespa.
With the option of a side carriage.

Happy New Year, folks!

#17

Make slo-mo videos of:
- milk clouds bursting in tea
- solid dyes dissolving in water
- water meeting hot oil
- eggs hatching
- over-stretched rubber-bands snapping
etc.

#16

Own a surfboard.

And of course, surf.

#15

To remember, everyday, and be thankful -
That I have all my faculties and digits intact.
That I've had the privilege of a sound education, a questioning mind, a fleeting imagination, the power of words.

And to that effect,
To be eager about life.
To live it, with wide-eyed wonder.
To grab everything it offers with both hands.
To be enchanted with its myriad, everyday miracles.
To celebrate without reason.

To occasionally abandon reason.

To remember, it's good to be alive.

#14

Learn to cook a full (insert whatever number)-course Kannadiga meal.

Is it just me,

Or has this year gone by scarily fast?

#13

Read at least one book of abstruse, obtuse poetry.